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Cree and Metis Definitions

Cree

A member of a Native American people inhabiting a large area from eastern Canada west to Alberta and the Great Slave Lake. Formerly located in central Canada, the Cree expanded westward and eastward in the 17th and 18th centuries, the western Cree adopting the Plains Indian life and the eastern Cree retaining their woodland culture.

Metis

The satellite of Jupiter that is closest to the planet.

Cree

The Algonquian language of the Cree.

Metis

A person of mixed racial ancestry.

Cree

A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada

Metis

Often Métis A person of mixed Native American and French Canadian ancestry.
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Cree

The Algonquian language spoken by the Cree people

Metis

A person of mixed-race ancestry.

Metis

(US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

Metis

(knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

Metis

Of mixed heritage

Metis

Of Métis heritage.
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Metis

The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.

Metis

The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon.

Metis

A half-breed of white and Indian parentage

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